WELL · 42-479-40506 · DISTRICT 4
Benavides Arturo-State #6H
Webb County · Tiffany (Wilcox Carrizo) field · Producing · Horizontal
Benavides Arturo-State #6H (API 42-479-40506) is a horizontal well in Webb County operated by Smith Production Inc., completed May 7, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 2009, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Hinnant 1, Hinnant 6, Lwr. Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (281) 296-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Smith Production Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 3, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2009
- last permit issued
- May 7, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 311K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benavides, Arturo-State G-4-249489 | Tiffany (Wilcox Carrizo) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 311K | May 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,773 · prior 12 4,923(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.May 2009 → Aug 2016
- 2Smith Production Inc.Sep 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678052-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Jan 30, 2009 | Feb 3, 2009 | Feb 26, 2009 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-249489 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 820 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,370 | -4,550 |
| Hinnant 1 | 7,990 | -7,170 |
| Hinnant 6 | 8,950 | -8,130 |
| Lwr. Wilcox | 9,300 | -8,480 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,609 | 10,680 | Perforated |
| 11,597 | 13,263 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 878 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 9,500 | 8.75 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 13,463 | 6.125 | 350 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 26, 2009 | May 28, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2009 | — | — |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-479-40506 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-40506 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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